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Chile, please. As a certain someone (that I know you would not be able to name in this lifetime) would say, "I wouldn't suck your lousy dick if I was suffocating and there was oxygen in your balls!"

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"I have tried hard--but life is difficult, and I am a very useless person. I can hardly be said to have an independent existence. I was just a screw or a cog in the great machine I called life, and when I dropped out of it I found I was of no use anywhere else."

Seroconverted: Early 80sTested & confirmed what I already knew: early 90s

Current regimen: Atripla. Last regimen: Epzicom, Sustiva (since its inception with NO adverse side effects: no vivid dreams and NONE of the problems people who can't tolerate this drug may experience: color me lucky )Past regimensFun stuff (in the past): HAV/HBV, crypto, shingles, AIDS, PCP

Next time I need to dig up some dirt on one of these queens I know who I'll be contacting.

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"I have tried hard--but life is difficult, and I am a very useless person. I can hardly be said to have an independent existence. I was just a screw or a cog in the great machine I called life, and when I dropped out of it I found I was of no use anywhere else."

Did you just see Jax Taylor on Watch What Happens Live! totally shirtless and drenched in five different cocktails? I was kinda living.

Of course I did. I never miss Andy's show and to see that hot cast prancing around shirtless...WOWJax really isn't the hottest one though. He has a great body, but his age is showing a bit of wear and tear. Unlike some of us.

Every notice how Wumpy's threads always lead back to food, sex or a combination of both?

« Last Edit: January 31, 2013, 12:17:03 AM by wolfter »

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Complacency is the enemy. Challenge yourself daily for maximum return on investment.

His bio says he's 29 though in one scene on the show I think his friends referred to him as 33, but whatever. Perfect age as far as I'm concerned as he doesn't look like some twinkie fairy like the other guy.

1 Elephant2 rabbits (optional)2 large onionsBRown Gravy1 cup each of salt and pepper1 clove of garlic

So Willy, did you commit a fraud when you submitted this recipe for our cookbook? One cup of salt...oh my

Uhh no. If you could read at even a third grade level you would notice that I stated " I use salt...only if need be in cooking". This recipe above qualifies as "in cooking". And in this particular recipe salt is mandatory because of the 2 rabbits.

Uhh no. If you could read at even a third grade level you would notice that I stated " I use salt...only if need be in cooking". This recipe above qualifies as "in cooking". And in this particular recipe salt is mandatory because of the 2 rabbits.

More lies.

Since this thread should be called Blood, Lies, and the Intrawebz here's a pictar of the lovely Giovanna Plowman.

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"I have tried hard--but life is difficult, and I am a very useless person. I can hardly be said to have an independent existence. I was just a screw or a cog in the great machine I called life, and when I dropped out of it I found I was of no use anywhere else."

"...health will finally be seen not as a blessing to be wished for, but as a human right to be fought for." Kofi Annan

Nymphomaniac: a woman as obsessed with sex as an average man. Mignon McLaughlin

HIV is certainly character-building. It's made me see all of the shallow things we cling to, like ego and vanity. Of course, I'd rather have a few more T-cells and a little less character. Randy Shilts

Uhh no. If you could read at even a third grade level you would notice that I stated " I use salt...only if need be in cooking". This recipe above qualifies as "in cooking". And in this particular recipe salt is mandatory because of the 2 rabbits..

So how do you not ingest salt if it's used in cooking? Another caveat to your lack of using salt?

Not ageist, just a point of view that his hard partying lifestyle is taking a toll. I think he looks much older than he really is. Be it 29 or 39. That said, I'd definitely take a ride on the Jax Express.

« Last Edit: January 31, 2013, 09:30:29 AM by wolfter »

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Please. what would you know about BBQ sauce. Leave the saucin' to us Texans.

I know enough to tell you that East Carolina style BBQ is superior, that's what. And if you'd ever exhibited one ounce of food knowledge during your years here extolling faux-tacos via Cairo we might be able to have a sane discussion, but alas that is not nor ever will be the case.

I know enough to tell you that East Carolina style BBQ is superior, that's what. And if you'd ever exhibited one ounce of food knowledge during your years here extolling faux-tacos via Cairo we might be able to have a sane discussion, but alas that is not nor ever will be the case.

You wanna take that blaspehmous mouth of yours over to the Nutrition thread so we can finish this proper?

I'm gonna report this pitiful thread so that it is merged with the "Nutrition" topic. Who does La Wumpetta think that she is to have two separate threads about the same bullshit?

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"I have tried hard--but life is difficult, and I am a very useless person. I can hardly be said to have an independent existence. I was just a screw or a cog in the great machine I called life, and when I dropped out of it I found I was of no use anywhere else."

"...health will finally be seen not as a blessing to be wished for, but as a human right to be fought for." Kofi Annan

Nymphomaniac: a woman as obsessed with sex as an average man. Mignon McLaughlin

HIV is certainly character-building. It's made me see all of the shallow things we cling to, like ego and vanity. Of course, I'd rather have a few more T-cells and a little less character. Randy Shilts

"...health will finally be seen not as a blessing to be wished for, but as a human right to be fought for." Kofi Annan

Nymphomaniac: a woman as obsessed with sex as an average man. Mignon McLaughlin

HIV is certainly character-building. It's made me see all of the shallow things we cling to, like ego and vanity. Of course, I'd rather have a few more T-cells and a little less character. Randy Shilts

Seroconverted: Early 80sTested & confirmed what I already knew: early 90s

Current regimen: Atripla. Last regimen: Epzicom, Sustiva (since its inception with NO adverse side effects: no vivid dreams and NONE of the problems people who can't tolerate this drug may experience: color me lucky )Past regimensFun stuff (in the past): HAV/HBV, crypto, shingles, AIDS, PCP

To get this thread back on track if they're doing a free testosterone test you're required to fast for 14 hours beforehand. Everyone seemed to be saying you don't need to fast but it depends on which type of test they're doing.

Now why would you reckon I speak with a southern accent? Ohio River folk have their own dialect. Not quite southern and definitely not yank.

The only announciation issues I have are any words ending in with a G. I first became aware of it after a Powerpoint presentation in college when my grade was lowered because of it. My only grade appeal ever and it was reversed by the dean after a powerful discussion.

Wolfie

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To get this thread back on track if they're doing a free testosterone test you're required to fast for 14 hours beforehand. Everyone seemed to be saying you don't need to fast but it depends on which type of test they're doing.

Oh great. Now yall saying I gotta fast for the Testo tests

Dont you worry people I intend to put all this to rest Monday at 2pm when I meet with my doctor. She got a lot of splainin to do.

Fasting for cholesterol and blood glucose is sometimes requested but not essential except in specific circumstances, eg a previous unfasted test is alarming, special investigations indicated. The only exception here could be triglycerides, which are recommended tested when fasted. Which means it might make practical sense to fast before testing for cholesterol if they do the blood draw for several tests all in one session.

My rule of thumb is to get all test done at the same time of day, under the same food conditions, otherwise you can't establish a trend that's worth looking at. At my GP this is always first thing AM, at clinic after lunch. My cholesterol and blood glucose are always higher at clinic but not significantly.

Coffee/tea without milk or sugar are not food and do not count as breaking a fast. It's fat, sugar or protein (erm, bacon) that count here.

I've gotten in the habit of fasting for 12 hours before any of my bloodwork, even if it isn't required.

My ID doc prints the blood work forms and they have a barcode for the collection facility (I use the one at the hospital since they accept my insurance, plus the results are in the system for my next visit a week later).

If you aren't sure, just ask. My ID doc is really good that way, I have called and he has called back that same day after office hours.